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MAG Palm Press (New for 2025)
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Description
New for 2025 MAG Palm Grip Explanation by:
Dr Merrick Lincoln, PT, DPT, CSCS
Doctor of Physical Therapy, Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Department of Kinesiology, Health and Human Services, Academic and Student Affairs, Saginaw Valley State University
“I’ve put this new attachment through several workouts and it has quickly become a favorite. Here are some advantages I’ve noted.”
- Comfort: Rather than power gripping a round bar or pushing through the soft hypothenar region of the hand when using a rope or strap, the Palm Grip distributes pressure across the entire palmar surface of the hand. This improves hand and elbow comfort.
- Maintains tension / resistance arm: at the top of a traditional grip triceps pushdown, the handle is above the wrist, which shortens the resistance arm of the cable. Using the Palm Grip, you naturally flex your wrist at the top of the rep. This maintains a larger resistance arm (i.e. keeps cable further from elbow) and likely increases the tension experience by triceps brachii at all important range/ long muscle length position.
- Stability: large grip surface, high durability and rubber coating, and well-placed thumb posts create a secure connection to the cable. I can use 10 to 15 lbs. more with the Palm Grip for equivalent repetitions to a rope or triceps strap.
- Versatility: this attachment works just as well for Straight Arm Pulldowns and Overhead Triceps Extensions, rather standing or lying down, as it does for Pushdowns.
Following over twenty years of research and development in the US, MAG® handles and lateral bars have revolutionised the resistance equipment accessory market. Easy to understand and use, MAG® appeals to the novice and the highly trained athlete. There are eight unique MAG® grips in total, with three variations; neutral (palms inward), pronate (palms facing away), quarter grip (neutral handles) and supinate (palms facing towards you). They exercise the back at different angles, are motivational and more ergonomically correct than other lat bar handles. Each MAG® grip is tailored to specific back exercises, enabling you to keep proper form. Made of high-quality steel and coated with a super tough, washable rubber, MAG® will not chip or scratch your expensive machines like conventional handles.
The back muscles, which comprise 70% of upper body mass, are often the most neglected. A common problem with achieving an optimal back workout has always been premature grip failure. Many people either end their workout with the feeling that they haven’t sufficiently worked the back, or resort to using the wrist straps or other devices that are cumbersome and, for the most part, ineffectual. MAG® evolved from the need to change the lat bars and handles that have been the same for around 40 years.
With one of the most popular back exercises in resistance training, the pulldown, most trainees start by instinctively gripping the standard round bar in a partial state of wrist flexion. Flexion is the positioning of the wrist where the biceps are flexed. In this position, the line of force passes through the proximal phalanx, or the area of their fingers closest to the big knuckles. Only after a couple of reps the hand will rotate on the bar causing their wrist to move to a neutral position. At this position the line of force is through the middle phalanx.
As the trainee tires, the hand rotates, causing the wrist to enter a state of extension. At this point the line of force passes through the distal, or ends of the fingers. This is the least efficient position for the wrist to be in as the force begins to straighten the fingers until, at extreme fatigue, the ends of the fingers are the only part of the hand that are in control of the handle. This is extremely uncomfortable, prevents the trainee from achieving an optimal back workout and, in some cases, can cause injury.
Product features
The link between hand and machine
MAG®, with its unique palm support, keeps the wrist in a partial state of flexion at all times. Flexion is the positioning of the wrist where the biceps are flexed. In this stance, the line of force passes through the proximal phalanx, the most efficient and less tiring grip position. As the back exercise progresses, the wrist maintains its original position, enabling the trainee to achieve optimal exercise.
MAG® is much more comfortable than a standard round handle as it disperses the force of the back exercise throughout the entire hand, not just the fingers. This takes the focus off gripping the lat bar, and allows the user to focus on the targeted muscle group without prematurely ending his/her set due to grip failure.
Lateral epicondylitis, or tennis elbow, is often associated with excessive gripping with the wrist in a state of extension. This condition is common with many trainees, as they tend to over-grip or squeeze the lat bar handles too hard with the wrist in extension. As MAG® keeps the wrist in a partial state of flexion, and takes the focus off the grip on the lat bar, it has been shown to alleviate this condition in pulling movements. MAG® is proving indispensable in physical therapy centres for the rehabilitation of such injuries.
Specification
- PG009 Hand placement can vary approx 10" to 15" (middle finger to middle finger)
